The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1887-07-30
THG REVENUE RECEIPTS
AMOUNT TO MORE THAN 4Sa,.
100000 FUR JULY.
The President Keeps Cool at Oak
view jim Crow Car Case
Capital Notes.

WASHINGTON, July 29,-The reve-
nues 60 far this month amount 10 over
So, C0O0O0, an average Of more than
100000 a day. The expenditures
during the same time, including ST.
100000 paid for pensions, amount to
about s25, 500, 900. lssving an excess Of
receipts Of $s,5o0,000. The expe uses
90 far this month have been less than
was anticipated, by reason Of the fail.
uro CT the Navy Department to mako
certain expected rsquisitions. At the
same tins the receipts were greater
than was estimated July let. Treas.
urer Hyatt reports the surplus today
~ S45, 100000, an increase Of nearly
81. 900, 900 since the same dats Of last
month. Treasury officials, however,
believe that heavy payments TO be
made next month will agsin reduce
the hurplua to about f37,0N,0O0 by
the fret oil September.
PRESIDENT KEEPING COOL.
For the fret lime during the pres.
ent week there was no business 81 the
White House today that made 1t nee q,
gary for the President TO come into
the city. Therefore, he spent the en-.
tire day at his country home, 0.kviev,
where the temperature Ia said to be q,
least ten degrees lower than at tue
White House aud where hs is able 10
endure the present hot epsll with do.
cidedly more comfort than Ia possible
al his oflicial residence. The Piesi.
dent will remain Ut 0akyiew pretty
much all the time until he leaves the
Capitol for his Sjulhern aud Western
trip In October. He may c,me iuto
the city once or twice q week TO at.
tend Cabinet meetir X, but 1t Is not
believed that these meetings will be
continued with regularity during tao
summer. kilograms we're received at
the White House today cay.
ing that committees of citizsns Of 81
Paul spd Minneapolis had been ap.
pointed 10 proceed 10 Washington 10
invite the President to visit these cit.
les on his trip They will be submit-
ted 10 him this evening, and tits more
than probable that he will request
that the committees abandon their pro-
posed trip h, Washington, and thai In.
stead the invitations be mailed him.
1t Ii, however, regarded 40 settled that
the cities name1 will be included In
bis Western trip.
THE "JlM CROW CAR"
In the case II W. II. Heard, the
colored man who complained 10 the
Interstate Commerce Commission
against the Georgia Railroad Com.
pany, that he was refused frat claS
accommodation and compelled 10 ride
In the "Jlm Grow Oar" respondent
demurs TO complsinant's petition on
various grounds, questions the jnris-
dioiion Of the Com mission, and with
out waving either demurrer or plea,
proceeds 10 answer the complaint. IL
says: Petitioner claims that he Was
not permitted 10 ride In the first class
coach oil respondent. but was COM
PEELED 30 ride In what Ia L aown on ths
said Georgia railroad IN the Jim Grow
Gar. Respondent replies that II has
In no way gwen or authorised such
designation OF any car on lie ROAD ;
and n, when complainant says the,
the car on which he rode II known as
tho Jim Grow Gar, he means 10 say
that respondent 10 any way respond
BILE for this designation aud implied
contempt Tor its inmates, respondent
denies tuch allegation. At the Augusta
end Of respondents main line there 10
an accommodation train running out
Of Augusta twenty Ave milee, and
spoken OF popularly ~ TOE Picayune.'
At the Atlanta end n similar iraiu Is
known 10 lie patrons and dwellers
along the line Of the road a.
The Goober' Bat these deeigua'ions
Of nichnsmes are merely illusions Of
popular pl,ssniry beyond the con.
troll OF respondent, and considered by
respondent up TO THE Tins (perhape
orroneouelyl IN entirely lnnoeu rs.
IL any Of responder ts cars have been
spoken oi by eyi d,sposed penons N
Jim OfoE cars respondent is not
awsro OF II, bat ptsys II the fact Ia
shown 10 EXIT that the cimm aston, II
large powers extend 20 such ease, will
afford appropriate aud adequate relied
10 Respondent
The answer further ayers tina, the
cars provide Or co.ored passengsiI
are equally 40 Aie, cumiorahie, c Gao,
well VENT Atsd Aud cared for az thoss
provided To- whites. The difference
Il says, II any, "felsle TO matters ts
thetiCal only, and consist In higtol
ornamertA,ion aud matters Of that
sort rather than ia those which Afec
the substantial ndi'ions Of tAfsty
comfort and convenience"
AN ItCsILuSr snowNu.
Tue commit % ifom the Office a the
Ent CompIolToi the Treasury, ap
pointed 10 pxsmine the books aud ac
counts Of NJ Geo W. Evans, Fiuau
cial Diabnplng offer a the Depart
ment Of thu Interior. has complete,
ia work aud made IT. report TO Oh,
Secretary, The examination cover
the Jurid between May, 1883, the dat
OF NJ EgAus'a appointment, and Jul
-, 1881 The report AboSs that tn
disbureemen'a o' the flee that perio,
aggregate s2l ,7bi.3t3 10 every cent Q
which Il IDLY aud satisfactorily &C
coun,ed fer TIE accounts I ~ u III
other disbuBing sgeuts q The Inl-rio
DeDarlmeni, ARr 'kaling about tlOe
COOcVO yearly. Afe also kept by Nj
Evans, ard wtra shown g. he aba
luiely cltfecl. Toe atemeYi 10 mad
tfat whilsthis, nc teAvicst diehursiu
oihte und-f tue government ip inat
ciai opera on In the lss' tWen,y year
amounting 90 over fD1,UOO, COZ year.,
There has never been a lIai % he 10,
me't Of sven cent.
tina noTucEiss onDasASC COMPANY,
Secretary WH,tlry aunounres M,